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IIDA Interior Design Competition

A modern living space features a stylish orange chair, an elegant coffee table with books, and lush greenery in a glass vase.
Competitions Awards Overview

The IIDA Interior Design Competition honors achievement in outstanding interior architecture and design that encourages and uses innovative interior design ideas, techniques, and furnishings. Established in 1974, the IIDA Interior Design Competition has awarded some of the most forward-thinking and innovative interior design projects globally.

Who Should Submit?
Any interior designer or interior architect worldwide may submit their design projects completed within the last two calendar years.

Why Should I Submit?
Enter for the chance to have your work evaluated by world-renowned interior designers and architects like Susan Chang, IIDA, AIA; Dina A. Griffin, IIDA, FAIA, NOMA; and Sarah Kuchar-Parkinson, IIDA, ASID. Projects are judged on excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, and function as well as the suitability of the design solution to the project challenge and the successful integration of the elements of design.

Winners are invited to and honored at Revel in Design, IIDA’s annual design celebration kicking off Chicago Design Week (NeoCon and Fulton Market Design Days), where the Best of Competition prize is announced. Winners will be featured on IIDA.org, published in Interior Design magazine, and in an official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media partners.

When
This competition is open annually December through February—check back in December for more information about next year’s competition.

To be notified directly when this competition opens, contact IIDA Design Competitions Manager Veronica Whitaker at competitions@iida.org.

2026 Winner’s Celebration at REVEL

Dinner table with vibrant red poppy centerpieces, glowing votive candles, wine glasses, plates and award cards beneath warm ambient lights.
IIDA 2026 Revel in Design

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Woman in a sleeveless bright blue dress stands confidently before a hot pink stage curtain, hands clasped, awards on a small table beside her.
IIDA 2026 Revel in Design

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Black-and-white IIDA 52nd award labeled 2026 Best of Competition on an orange velvet table, with blurred plates, glasses and red bokeh.
IIDA 2026 Revel in Design

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Two presenters stand at a clear podium with a pink curtain backdrop; a woman smiles while a man with gray hair and glasses raises an award.
IDC 2026 Best of Competition Winner One Plus Partnership Limited

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A man with gray hair and sunglasses and a smiling woman in a black dress stand at a podium, holding an award against pink curtains.
IDC 2026 Best of Competition Winner One Plus Partnership Limited

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Tall black award plaque labeled IIDA Will Ching Design Competition stands on an orange tablecloth amid colorful bokeh and tableware.
IIDA 2026 Revel in Design

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Smiling man in a black tuxedo and bow tie accepts a triangular award at a podium, red curtains and projection screen behind him.
IIDA 2026 Will Ching Best of Competition Winner STUDIO THO

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Tall matte black wood award engraved 'IIDA Best of Chicago Design Week 2026' standing on an orange velvet tablecloth with blurred bokeh.
IIDA 2026 Revel in Design

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Two smiling men pose before a red curtain, one in a navy blazer holding a black award while the other rests a hand on his shoulder.
IIDA 2026 Best of Chicago Design Week Winner Takeform

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Woman in a black sleeveless dress smiles while holding an award plaque before a bright fuchsia curtain beside a small draped table.
IIDA 2026 IDC Category Winner Perkins&Will

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Two smiling women stand before a red curtain; one in a floral dress cradles an award plaque, the other wears a sleeveless turquoise gown.
IIDA 2026 IDC Category Winner Allison Burke Interior Design

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Smiling brunette woman in an olive sleeveless dress holds a framed award booklet labeled WINNER, standing before a bright pink curtain.
IIDA 2026 IDC Category Winner Meyer Davis

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Bearded man in a black suit and tie speaks at a clear lectern with dual microphones, colorful projection and red curtains in background.
IIDA 2026 IDC Category Winner SCB

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Smiling red-haired woman in a cream satin blouse stands with a bearded man in a black suit holding a framed 'Winner' award, red curtain.
IIDA 2026 IDC Category Winner SCB

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2026 Best of Competition

Luxury jewelry boutique with marble counters, interlocking wooden chairs and ceiling sculptures, arched wood backdrop and red disc artwork.
2026 IDC Best of Competition
THE KNOT HOUSE by One Plus Partnership Limited

Photo by Jiang Nan

Dining counter with stone bar, orange loopback stools, orange ceiling loops and a lattice screen with a round wood panel and textured floor.
THE KNOT HOUSE by One Plus Partnership Limited

Photo by Jiang Nan

Sunlit pastry bar with a lattice gold wall casting patterned shadows, looped terracotta ceiling sculptures and black bentwood bar stools.
THE KNOT HOUSE by One Plus Partnership Limited

Photo by Jiang Nan

Modern boutique with coral tubular ceiling sculptures, glass display cases, looped coral stools, wooden lattice wall and red mural.
THE KNOT HOUSE by One Plus Partnership Limited
Two terracotta looped stools face a glass-topped display counter beneath an intricate wooden lattice wall and looping ceiling pipes.
THE KNOT HOUSE by One Plus Partnership Limited

Photo by Jiang Nan

Luxurious jewelry interior with warm reddish wooden looped sculptures on ceiling and wall, glass display cases and matching looped stools.
THE KNOT HOUSE by One Plus Partnership Limited

Photo by Jiang Nan

Modern bar with wooden lattice wall, round wood panel, colorful circular mural, looping wood ceiling fixtures and four sculptural stools.
THE KNOT HOUSE by One Plus Partnership Limited

Photo by Jiang Nan

Suspended sculptural ceiling of thick fabric-wrapped tubular loops in terracotta and beige, knotted and weaving above a red curved surface.
THE KNOT HOUSE by One Plus Partnership Limited

Photo by Jiang Nan

Ceiling installation of interlaced rust-orange fabric-wrapped tubular loops hanging above a repeating geometric copper-toned wall panel.
THE KNOT HOUSE by One Plus Partnership Limited

Photo by Jiang Nan

Stacked bentwood chair frames in warm honey tones, arranged diagonally to create repeating curved loops and layered wooden arches.
THE KNOT HOUSE by One Plus Partnership Limited

Photo by Jiang Nan

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2026 Jurors

Smiling woman with shoulder-length platinum blonde hair, wearing a black turtleneck, neutral background and a warm expression.
Mari Balestrazzi
Former Global Director of Architecture and Interior Design
Airbnb
Bald, bespectacled smiling man in navy button-up and white tee sits by a tall black-framed window, warm natural light on his face.
David Galullo
CEO and Chief Creative Officer
RAPT
Smiling older woman with slicked-back gray hair and black glasses, wearing gold earrings and a high-collared black jacket, arms crossed.
Patricia Rotondo, IIDA
Founder and Design Lead
Archiflux

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For questions and more information regarding IIDA Design Awards and Competitions, please contact competitions@iida.org.

With 11 annual and one biennial competitions, IIDA awards projects spanning global regions, firm size, categories/types, student work, and product and showroom design. Interior design and architecture firms of all sizes, including women and minority-owned businesses are welcome to apply.

2026 Winners Announced